The total cost for a research assistant (RA) or program assistant (PA) on NIH funding, including stipend, tuition remission, and fringe benefits (health insurance) paid from federal sources cannot exceed the 0-year NIH National Research Service Award postdoctoral fellow/trainee stipend plus associated fringe benefit costs (health insurance). This has been determined to be a reasonable compensation limit for UW–Madison per NIH requirements.
For more information about the NIH policy, see NIH Stipends and Tuition/Fees policy.